A tiny clip-like instrument, not larger than a thumb nail, sits on the table of senior plastic surgeon Dr V B Narayanamurthy who works at Global Hospitals. As someone who operates on blood vessels, he is sure this eversion clamp called Nstomoz will revolutionise the way people like him work besides reducing cost and complications of surgeries.

Reconnecting blood vessels, a procedure called vascular anastomosis, is one of the most tricky jobs of a junior surgeon. Specialists including in vascular, cardiovascular, plastic and transplant surgeons master it through years of practice. A wrong stitch can cause complications such as thickening of the inner-most layer of the blood vessel, tunica intima.................Read more

Source: The Times of India